Serving Millennials on the Journey Toward Significant Life
In the process of watching hundreds of music videos of church songs for worshipsongs.me, I realized that the overwhelming majority of the people in the videos are 35 years old and younger. Here’s just a few different examples. The church has long had an obsession with youth culture in its attempt to stay “relevant,” and in…
I’m spending the day at Redeeming Work in Portland, a conversation hosted by Christianity Today and Leadership Journal, focused on the intersection of faith and work. I’m excited to announce (in a few weeks) a few things that will be happening here next month in a similar vein as this. Subscribe here to be notified…
Over the past few weeks I’ve posted a fair amount of thoughts on various social networks related to Ferguson, Eric Garner, privilege, and the church. Needless to say, I’ve received a fair amount of pushback in the process. The comments have been: “I don’t know all the facts.” “I wasn’t on the grand jury.” “I’m…
History may view this statement as hyperbole, but I’ll go for it anyway: The events taking place in Ferguson are a watershed moment for racial reconciliation (or the lack thereof) in America. And if the church stands idly by as this watershed moment takes place the Gospel will be further relegated to a place of obscurity…
If you’ve spent any amount of time online this week you’ve heard the news about World Vision choosing to now hire gay individuals who are in same-sex marriages, and then reversing their decision two days later. From bloggers from all perspectives, a vast amount of online ink has been spilled voicing opinions (if you’re trying…
Over the past two weeks I’ve been in an email conversation with a guy who recently unsubscribed from my blog. He’s a busy guy and is trying to cut down on his reading. I thought it was a good decision. Turns out he associated me with one theological perspective, and he wanted more of his…